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DeceptionNAVE'S
INSTANCES OF
By Satan Genesis 3:4
Abraham, in stating that Sarah was his sister Genesis 12:13 · Genesis 20:2
Isaac, in stating that his wife was his sister Genesis 26:7
Jacob and Rebekah, in imposing Jacob on his father, and Jacob's impersonating Esau Genesis 27:6-23
Jacob's sons, in entrapping the Shechemites Genesis 34:13-31
In representing to their father that Joseph had been destroyed by wild beasts Genesis 37:29-35
Joseph, in his ruse with his brothers Genesis 42 · Genesis 43 · Genesis 44
The Gibeonites, in misrepresenting their habitat Joshua 9:3-15
Ehud deceives Eglon, and kills him Judges 3:15-30
Delilah deceives Samson Judges 16:4-20
David feigns madness 1 Samuel 21:10-15
Amnon deceives Tamar by feigning sickness 2 Samuel 13:6-14
Hushai deceives Absalom 2 Samuel 16:15-19
Sanballat tries to deceive Nehemiah Nehemiah 6
By Absalom
When he avenged his sister 2 Samuel 13:24-28
When he began his conspiracy 2 Samuel 15:7
The old prophet 1 Kings 13:18
Gehazi 2 Kings 5:20
Job's friends Job 6:15
Doeg Psalms 52:2
Herod Matthew 2:8
Pharisees Matthew 22:16
Chief priests Mark 14:1
Lawyer Luke 10:25
Ananias and Sapphira Acts 5:1
See also: Deceit
See also: Hypocrisy
See also: Falsehood
See also: False Witness
SELF
See also: Confidence, False
See also: Flattery
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